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world’s largest ‘narco-state’
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- Syria has become the biggest narco-state in the world.
- Its economic survival now depends heavily on the production and export of Captagon.
- Captagon is commonly known as "party pills and "poor man's coke".
- It is a banned illicit drug recognized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC (2021).
- It is a synthetic stimulant that combines amphetamine and caffeine.
- A "narco-state" as a nation where a significant portion of the economy is reliant on the illicit trade of narcotic drugs.
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